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Our patent training courses have been designed to help you improve your drafting skills and ensure that you have the ability to identify and mitigate against risks, as well as understanding the current rules and regulations, which are crucial to the success of your business.
The patent system is constantly changing with continuous updates and legal developments across the various jurisdictions that you need to be aware of. Patent applications and claims need to be carefully constructed and submitted to the patent offices within the current guidelines.
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2-day Avoiding Pitfalls in Patent/Know-How Licences and R&D Collaborations
1-2 May 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 26 Sep 2024
An in-depth look at the key aspects of patent/know-how licences and R&D collaborations, assessing the potential pitfalls and areas where things can and do go wrong.
Presented by Richard Brady (bio)
Advanced Drafting Techniques for Successful EPO Patent Applications
24 Sep 2024 - Online webinar
Many patent applications and patents are lost before the EPO, either before Opposition Divisions or before Appeal due to incorrect original drafting, and added subject matter is a recurrent problem. Learn advanced drafting techniques for successful EPO patent applications.
*INCLUDES: Interactive workshop sessions and details of the latest case law and its implications*
Presented by Daniel X Thomas (bio)
Avoiding Pitfalls in Patent/Know-How Licences and R&D Collaborations
18 Jul 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 28 Nov 2024
Analyse the key aspects of patent/know-how licences and R&D collaborations, assessing the areas where things can and do go wrong.
Presented by Richard Brady (bio)
Drafting Effective Pharmaceutical Patents
3-6 Sep 2024 - Online webinar
Drafting successful pharmaceutical patents is complex and there are many pitfalls and risks to be aware of. You need to ensure you’re maximising the protection for your, and your client’s, pharmaceutical inventions thorough both primary and secondary pharmaceutical patents.
Presented by Amanda Murphy (bio)
Drafting International Intellectual Property Agreements
11-12 Jul 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 14 Nov 2024
Focus on the drafting skills and legal and commercial issues to be considered when drawing up international IP agreements.
Effective Defence of EPO Patent Applications
23 Sep 2024 - Online webinar
Clarity in drafting patent applications has always been a serious issue. The purpose of the seminar is to teach delegates the essentials of clarity, and the most effective use of the problem-solution approach, giving delegates an edge over other parties.
*INCLUDES: Interactive workshop sessions and details of the latest case law and its implications*
Presented by Daniel X Thomas (bio)
How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Combined EU/US Patent Applications
6-7 Nov 2024 - London
This seminar addresses the parallel, but substantially different, rules for drafting and prosecuting patents required by the Examiners and Appeal Boards of the EPO and USPTO.
Litigation-Proofing and Proving your Patent Claims
5 Nov 2024 - London
This seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the principles of patent claim interpretation in the USA, UK and Germany.
Navigating the EPO and the European Patent System - Summer School
15-19 Jul 2024 - London
An intensive 5-day course that will give you a valuable insight and a comprehensive understanding of the European Patent Office processes.
Presented by
Joeri Beetz (bio)
and 3 more leading experts
Patent Protection for Software-Related Inventions in Europe and the USA
5 Jun 2024 - London
Also on: 12 Sep 2024
An intensive update on patent protection for software-related inventions covering all the major developments in European patent law in particular GUI inventions and 'mixed' inventions with both patentable and non-patentable subject matter.
Successfully Conducting Oral Proceedings at the EPO
10 Jun 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 15 Oct 2024
Oral proceedings are organised to conclude the majority of appeal cases, and in many opposition and examination cases. Consequently, a European patent attorney will almost certainly at some point have to attend oral proceedings, either to defend a client's invention or to attack a patent held by a competitor. To defend your client's interests correctly and competently it is vital to know what to expect at those occasions and to be property prepared for it.
Presented by Joeri Beetz (bio)
The Art of European Claim Drafting
11-12 Jul 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 7 Nov 2024
This seminar combines one day of claim drafting fundamentals with a further day of focused workshops.
US Patent Practice
13-14 Jun 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 8 Oct 2024
What all European patent attorneys need to know - an intensive and highly interactive two-day seminar including discussions on US patent law and strategies and tactics for patent prosecution at the US Patent Office